NURTURING CHANGE AGENTS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONS: A SEA-EU INITIATIVE - UOM

What is the mix of knowledge, skills, competencies and attitudes required by the manager and change agent of tomorrow – that is, one conscious of the drive towards sustainability (green) and sensitive to the opportunities made available by the ocean (blue) that surrounds us?

This is the key question driving a set of meetings led by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy at the University of Malta, that involve key stakeholders from the private and public sector. These meetings help develop a better understanding of what it takes to be, or become, a ‘turquoise manager’ (turquoise being the ensemble of green and blue).

Ms Rosette Thake, Talent Development Manager within the HR Department at Farsons participated in a focus group discussion involving talent development professionals and human resource specialists from the public service, private industry and trade unions aided the sharing of ideas with a group of UM academics during a 2-hour event held at UM’s Valletta Campus on 30th January 2023. A second focus group, this time with current students and alumni, is planned for 20th February 2023.

These workshops are being organised in each partner institution that is part of the consortium of the TURQUOOOISE project (Universities of Brest, Cadiz, Split, Gdansk and Nord), which is an EU-funded project under the ERASMUS MUNDUS DESIGN MEASURES call.

The project will lead to the crafting of a new master’s programme in the sustainable management of organisations, jointly organised and run by six universities forming part of the SEA-EU Alliance, the European University of the Seas. The University of Malta is leading the preparatory phase of this programme development.

The event was comoderated by Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino, Dr Emanuel Said (Dean, FEMA), Dr Kurt Borg, and Dr Margaret Camilleri Fenech.

On the 2nd & 3rd of March we were delighted to host the Master Programme Development Committee of TURQUOOOISE - a pioneering Master’s programme focused on the sustainable management of organisations, and established by a collaborative group of universities across Europe, including The University of Malta.

The project partners met in Malta to develop a suitable curriculum and methods of assessment designed to lead the transition towards more sustainable management. Participants were hosted over the two days at the Farsons corporate offices, where Ms Antoinette Caruana, the Group HR Manager, also addressed the participants on the first day.

It was our pleasure to support this cutting-edge initiative as part of our long-standing collaboration with the University of Malta.